Paulina Tran

Director of Technical Accounting, Palo Alto Networks
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Paulina is the Director of Technical Accounting at Palo Alto Networks. Previously she was a director in PwC’s Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) and brings over 10 years of professional experience effectively coordinating cross-functional audits, including scoping and coordination of multinational audits for a wide range of clients primarily in technology and media and previously in the industrial products, health care and construction and engineering sectors. In addition to audits, she has experience in assisting companies manage their Sarbanes-Oxley 404 compliance. Paulina’s clients come from both public and private sectors, including newly public companies as well as large multinationals.
 
Paulina also worked in PwC’s National Quality Organization supporting teams through PCAOB inspections and advising teams through a variety of auditing consultations including topics such as revenue recognition, ICFR, reporting, critical accounting matters, business combinations and divestitures.

Paulina is a Certified Public Accountant licensed to practice in California and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. She received a B.S. in Business Administration from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley in 2008. Paulina’s deep-rooted passion for serving Teen Success, comes from her own personal experiences as a first-generation college student, who grew up in a low-income refugee community.